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Comptia Project + Project Management
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Graphic display of schedule related information.
schedule compression
Gantt chart (Tool)
schedule management plan (Output/Input)
Delphi technique (Technique)
2. Quantifiable deviation - departure or divergence away from a known baseline or expected value
work authorization
estimate activity durations (Process)
variance
lead (Technique)
3. Type of procurement document used to request proposals from prospective sellers of products or services.
request for proposal (RFP)
fast tracking (Technique)
schedule compression
Delphi technique (Technique)
4. Work that must be performed to deliver a product - service or result with the specified features and functions
project schedule (Output/Input)
buyer
schedule management plan (Output/Input)
project scope
5. Schematic display of the logical relationships among the project schedule activities. drawn from left to right.
BCWS
finish to finish (FF)
statement of work (SOW)
project schedule network diagram (Output/Input)
6. Communicating and working with stakeholders to meet their needs and address issues as they occur
activity duration
manage stakeholder expectations (Process)
performance measurement baseline
early finish date (EF)
7. Point in time that work was scheduled to finish on a schedule activity. called planned finish date
portfolio management (Technique)
historical information
actual cost of work performed
scheduled finish date (SF)
8. An imperfection or deficiency in a project component where that component does not meet requirements or specifications and needs to be either repaired or replaced
develop project management plan (Process)
imposed date
defect
collect requirements (Process)
9. Processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required and only the work required to complete the project successfully
start date
project scope management (Knowledge Area)
perform quality assurance (Process)
project charter (Output/Input)
10. Collection of projects or programs and other work that are grouped together to facilitate effective management of that work to meet strategic business objectives
project schedule network diagram (Output/Input)
fast tracking (Technique)
reserve analysis (Technique)
portfolio
11. Learning gained from the process of performing the project
work breakdown structure (WBS) (Output/Input)
organizational breakdown structure (OBS) (Tool)
lessons learned(Output/Input)
human resource plan
12. Defining how to conduct risk management activities for a project
path convergence
threshold
portfolio
plan risk management (Process)
13. Hierarchal organization where each employee has one clear superior and staff are grouped by areas of specialization and managed by a person with expertise in that area.
actual cost of work performed
functional organization
opportunity
BCWS
14. Identifying and documenting relationships among project activities
residual risk
project life cycle
activity duration
sequence activities (Process)
15. Processes required to track - review and regulate the progress and performance of the project - identify any areas in which changes to the plan are required and initiate the corresponding changes.
analogous estimating (Technique)
slack
monitor and controlling processes (Process Group)
actual duration
16. Narrative description of products - services or results
resource
sub network
plan risk response (Process)
statement of work (SOW)
17. Area of project management defined by its knowledge requirements and described in terms of its component processes - practices - inputs - outputs - tools and techniques
project quality management (Knowledge Area)
project management knowledge area
actual cost (AC)
conduct procurements (Process)
18. Output from performing project management processes and activities. results include outcomes and documents.
initiating processes (Process Group)
brainstorming (Technique)
result
risk tolerance
19. A table that links requirements to their origin and traces them throughout the project life cycle
verify scope (Process)
variance
requirements traceability matrix
procurement management plan (Output/Input)
20. Processes and activities of the performing organization that determine quality policies - objectives and responsibilities so that the project will satisfy the needs for which it was undertaken
requirements traceability matrix
project quality management (Knowledge Area)
code of accounts (Tool)
request for information (RFI)
21. Estimating the type and quantities of material - people - equipment or supplies required to perform the activity
estimate activity resources (Process)
project communications management (Knowledge Area)
portfolio
program
22. Narrative description of the project scope - including major deliverables - project assumptions - project constraints and a description of work that provides a documented basis for making future project decisions and for confirming or developing a co
calendar unit
project scope statement (Output/Input)
work authorization system (Tool)
practice
23. Logical relationship where initiation of the work of the successor schedule activity depends upon the initiation of the work of the predecessor schedule activity
estimate at completion (EAC)(Output/Input)
start to start (SS)
duration (DU or DUR)
trend analysis (Technique)
24. The amount of funds - budget - or time needed above the estimate to reduce the risk of overruns of project objectives to a level acceptance to the organization
lead (Technique)
contingency reserve(Output/Input)
constraint (Input)
scheduled start date (SS)
25. Point in time that work was scheduled to start on a schedule activity. called planned start date.
scheduled start date (SS)
estimate costs (Process)
role
project life cycle
26. The earliest point in time on which the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity (or the project) can finish - based on the schedule network logic - the data date and any schedule constraints.
early finish date (EF)
issue Point or matter in question or dispute
imposed date
predecessor activity
27. Technique for estimating that applies a weighted average of optimistic - pessimistic and most likely estimates when there is uncertainty with the individual activity estimates
project scope
define scope (Process)
administer procurements (Process)
program evaluation and review technique (PERT)
28. Fixed price contract where the buyer pays the seller a set amount regardless of the sellers costs
firm fixed price contract (FFP)
risk category
work authorization system (Tool)
fast tracking (Technique)
29. Analyzing activity sequences - durations - resource requirements and schedule constraints to create the project schedule
quality management plan (Output/Input)
perform quality control (Process)
practice
develop schedule (Process)
30. Assumptions are factors that - for planning purposes - are considered to be true - real - or certain without proof or demonstration
program management
fast tracking (Technique)
resource breakdown structure
assumptions
31. Logical relationship where initiation of work of the successor activity depends on the completion of work of the predecessor activity
assumptions analysis (Technique)
start to finish (SF)
staffing management plan
finish to start (FS)
32. Any continuous series of schedule activities connected with logical relationships in a project schedule network diagram
monitor
network path
decision tree analysis (Technique)
defect repair
33. Multiple attributes associated with each schedule activity that can be included within the activity list. activity attributes include activity codes - predecessor activities - successor activities - logical relationships - leads and lags - resource r
slack
risk acceptance (Technique)
activity attributes (Output/Input)
actual cost (AC)
34. Hierarchically organized depiction of the project organization arranged so as to relate the work packages to the performing organizational units
estimate at completion (EAC)(Output/Input)
organizational breakdown structure (OBS) (Tool)
work breakdown structure dictionary
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
35. Logical relationship where completion of the successor schedule activity is dependent upon the initiation of the predecessor schedule activity
resource leveling (Technique)
acceptance criteria
estimate to complete (ETC)(Output/Input)
start to finish (SF)
36. Analytical technique that uses three cost or duration estimates to represent optimistic - most likely and pessimistic scenarios.
closing processes (Process Group)
risk management plan (Output/Input)
three point estimate (Technique)
project risk management (Knowledge Area)
37. Any unique and verifiable product - result - or capability to perform a service that must be produced to complete a process - phase or project.
late finish date (LF)
deliverable (Output/Input)
estimate activity resources (Process)
resource calendar
38. Planning technique used to provide products - services and results that truly reflect customer requirements by translating those customer requirements into the appropriate technical requirements for each phase of project product development
resource
start to finish (SF)
project time management (Knowledge Area)
voice of the customer
39. Identifying - documenting - approving or rejecting and controlling changes to the project baselines
change control
sub network
defect repair
three point estimate (Technique)
40. A method of estimating a component of work. the work is decomposed into more detail. an estimate is prepared of what is needed to meet the requirements of each of the lower - more detailed pieces of work - and these estimates are then aggregated into
earned value management (EV
bottom-up estimating (Technique)
reserve analysis (Technique)
rolling wave planning (Technique)
41. A formally constituted group of stakeholders responsible for reviewing - evaluating - approving - delaying or rejecting changes to a project - with all the decisions and recommendations being recorded
project management plan (Output/Input)
perform quality control (Process)
threat
change control board (CCB)
42. Monitoring and recording results of executing the quality activities to assess performance and recommend necessary changes
perform quality control (Process)
activity attributes (Output/Input)
project management office (PMO)
common cause
43. Buyer pays the seller a set amount (as defined by the contract) and the seller can earn an additional amount if the seller meets defined performance criteria
forecast
collect requirements (Process)
fixed price incentive fee contract (FPIF)
scope management plan(Output/Input)
44. Subsystem of overall project management system. collection of formal documented procedures that defines how project work will be authorized to ensure that the work is done by the identified organization - at the right time and in the proper sequence.
work authorization system (Tool)
practice
baseline
activity duration
45. A general data gathering and creativity technique that can be used to identify risks - ideas or solutions to issues by using a group of team members or subject matter experts
activity duration
collect requirements (Process)
time and material contract (T&M)
brainstorming (Technique)
46. Logical relationship where completion of work of the successor activity cannot finish until the completion of work of the predecessor activity.
finish to finish (FF)
contract (Output/Input)
predecessor activity
project management body of knowledge
47. Form of progressive elaboration planning where the work to be accomplished in the near term is planned in detail at a low level of the work breakdown structure - while the work far in the future is planned at a relatively high level of the work break
resource calendar
methodology
functional organization
rolling wave planning (Technique)
48. Analysis. a statistical technique that calculates the average outcome when the future includes scenarios that may or may not happen. used in decision tree analysis.
expected monetary value (EMV)
finish date
brainstorming (Technique)
opportunity
49. The aggregate of things used by an organization in any undertaking such as equipment - apparatus - tools - machinery - gear - material.
project management team
predecessor activity
identify risks (Process)
material
50. Extending or generating parallel schedule network paths from the same node in a project schedule network diagram. characterized by schedule activity with more than one successor activity
performance reports (Output/Input)
path divergence
risk category
early finish date (EF)